New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-25
FLOODS CAUSED BY ICE DAMS
A WHOLE VILLAGE ALMOST SUBMERGED.


SEVERAL BRIDGES DEsTROYED-LAKE SHIPPING IN
DANGER-TOLHDO. OHIO, SAFE.
NEw-MnFoRD. Penn. Jan. "a (SpeeaD.-This village
was this morning without warning submerged by tho
waters Of large creek which flows through the town
The food caused by the rapid rise OF the creek tho
giving away of the ice and the blockade caused by the Ice
in the susquchanna remaining firm Within an hour anu
half every cellar IN the filed the cakes OF Ice
humping the ss OF the lower story windows OF houses
and business places The new iron bridge gave way open
ing tho ice gorge. The food rapidly went down
No lives were lost. but mach damage was DONE
ITHACA, ~ Y. jan - (Speeiab.-The breaking OF tne
ice here by tho rans has put thacans to consul
erablc trouble and expense Last night about O'Clock
Ice jam formed at point nearly opposite inc
house Mrs b. sprague The bridge across the Green
at the south end Of Gcnevast was swept away ana was
piled up with huge cakes OF ice below Alhany'st 1ho
entire southwestern part OF the village was more OF csS
submerged cellars filled with water The water
flowed in angry torrents around Mrs spragues mousse
rendering impossible for the occupants to escape. MI
Pcrrys shop was also flooded and quantity OF iumocr
carried of.
dispatch from varna this county. says that the large
iron bridge Fall Creek swept away by ice ana
this morning. The bridge was l4O feet In ehgu
and of the largest In the county
BUFFALO, Jan. 2i.-January's remarkable thaw pro
duccd the worst food known In years in this region In
addition to the breakup OF ice along the shore In which
number Of fishermen barely escaped with their lives the
Buffalo River its banks last night and today
the Thirteenth Ward under water. Several vessels
moored In the river the City Elevator were torn from
their mOorngs and hurled against the Michigan street
Bridge wrecklng the roadway and girders OF the af
proach the bridge and cutting of all traffic over the
structure The Ohio street Bridge although three YES
sells hurled against II, not seriously damaged
The ice only eight inches In thickness, ana
several families had escapes from being drowned
with its inmates only escaped destruction ny
which held the Ice The Enc tracks at
transfer freight house under water the water
being higher than during the great'Ood three years ago
The natural stOpcocks four feet under water
and the gas supply suspended yesterday ana last
night The water about noon to-day began falling. -
CANAJOHtRIL Jan 2i-There Is freshet In the MO
hawk Valley. The Canajobarie Creek backed up THIS
morning aud flooded the village cellars The Ice Is now
piled high above the West Shore Railroad bridge at
Frankfort Considerable damage has been done The Ice
in the Mohawk River is still uDycldng.
TOLEDO Jan. 2i.-The ice-gorge In the Maumee Kiver
gave way about a. to-day aud the river Is clear down
almost the bay The water in front OF the city has
fallen. The Ice In the bay still holds The png OF
Pennsylvania bridge went ont when the gorge moved,
but no interruption of traffic or travel will follow.
Boston. Jan 2t.-rhe water OF stony Brook mas Dceh
rising all day and there Is some fear OF repetition OF ho
food last year From 10 o'clock 10 noon had risen
inches In the vicinity Of Jamaica Plain and Forest
Hills. AT p. the water an inch and halt deep
Ia the Boston Betting Company buiLinG IT'S reported
that the water rising fifteen inches an hour.